Education:
- Master of Public Administration and Graduate Certificate in Quantitative Methods. Graduate courses. Southern Illinois University Carbondale, august 2016-August 2019. Carbondale, IL
- Master of Library Science, Indiana University Bloomington, 2003. Bloomington, IN
- Master of Arts in Germanic Studies, specialized in international relationship. Beijing Foreign Studies University, 1998. PR China. (Thesis: Will the Euro become a reality?)
- Bachelor of Arts in German Language and Literature, Nanjing University, 1992. PR China
Certificate
- February 2017. Research Data Management and Sharing. Online non-credit course authorized by The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and The University of Edinburgh and offered through Coursera. Taught by Helen Tibbo and Sarah Jones.
- Fall 2019- Harris County Voluntary Deputy Voter Registrar Certification.
Continuous Education
- Received series of training by USPTO Office: Overview of PTRC services and responsibilities of PTRC Representative, overview of patent, trademarks and intellectual property, searching patents, July-August 2021.
- Received training on using Alma for copy cataloging and collection development 2019-2023
- Attended numerous Fondren Library DSS short courses on using Python, Excel, Tableau. 2019-2020
- August 2014. Copyright for Educators and Librarians. Online non-credit course offered by Duke University, Emory University, and The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill through Coursera. Taught by Kevin Smith, Lisa A. Macklin, and Anne Gilliland.
Expertise areas: government information and data, and sociology
- reference assistance
- in depth one on one research consultancy
- instruction
- civic engagement outreach, promotion and education
Work Experience
Fall 2019-
- Government Information Coordinator (2019-) of Kelley Center for Government Information, Data, and Geospatial Services at Fondren Library. Lead the department's strategic planning, provide the vision of the department service, oversees all Kelley Center's service areas, which consist of patent/trademark/intellectual property and other government information, data, maps, and microform services, ranging from processing, checking in and copy cataloging, stack maintainance, collection assessment and management, reference and instruction support, to outreach and promotion activities.
- Member/Instructor. Fondren Library Research Data Service Team (May 2023-)
- Library liaison for Kinder Institute for Urban Research (2022-)
- Representative of Patent and Trademark Resources Center (PTRC) appointed by U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) July 2021-Feburary 2022
- Sociology Subject Liaison (2019-)
- Fondren Library U.S. Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) Representative / GPO Contact (2019-), appointed by U.S. Government Publishing Office
Summer 2009-Summer 2019
- Associate Professor/Unit Head/Government Information Librarian, Morris Library, Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Carbondale, IL
Fall 2003-Spring 2009
- Assistant Professor/Unit Head/Government Information Librarian, Morris Library, Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Carbondale, IL
Research, Publication and Services (2019-, Selected)
I maintain a continuous record of research and publication activities. My current research Interests include:
- value and effective use of government information and data for research, instruction, services, and daily life
- modernize government information services at academic libraries in the digital time
- enhance diversity through library outreach and promotion
- civic engagement: e.g. How can libraries, especially a Federal Depository Library, play a civic engagement leadership role on campus and in the community?
Xiong, A, Barber, C, & Chen, S. (May 19, 2023) Collaborating for Success: Supporting University’s Data Science Program through Partnership between Library and Data Science Faculty - Case Study at Rice University. 2023 CALA Southeast and Southwest Chapter Joint Annual Virtual Conference. PowerPoint Presentation.
Sun, Nik and Xiong, Anna. "How Government Fiscal Relief Affects Employment During 2020 Recession - Case Study of United States." (April 2023) Poster Presentation. Rice Data to Knowledge Showcase Event. Rice University: https://hdl.handle.net/1911/114880
Co-Mentor. Fondren Library Data Repository for Data Science Education and Experiential Learning, Phase I. 2022-2023
Co-PI. Fondren Library Data Repository for Data Science Education and Experiential Learning, Phase I. Fondren Fellows Scholarship Program. Research project funding proposal submitted and approved. September 2022.
Co-Mentor. Make Sense of Government Education Resources. Fondren Fellows Scholarship Program. 2021-2022.
Co-PI. Make Sense of Government Education Resources. Fondren Fellows Scholarship Program. Research project funding proposal submitted and approved. August 2021.
Xiong, A and Thomas, A. (May 7, 2021) “Civic Engagement During the Pandemic.” Chinese American Librarians Association (CALA) Southeast (SE) and Southwest (SW) Chapters 2021 Annual Joint Online Conference.
Co-Author. LibGuide: Online Observation Studies. Spring 2021. To support the Sociology Department’s Research Methods online course.
Thomas, A and Xiong, A. (Fall 2020). “Fondren Library Staff and Rice Volunteers Promote Civic Engagement on Campus.” News from Fondren 30,1.
Xiong, A and Thomas, A. (September 2020) Fondren Library Voter Engagement Events. Fall 2020 In-Person Event Guide.
Co-Author. Staff Lounge Usage Guideline Final Report. August 2020.
Xiong, A. (May 2020) “Federal Depository Library as Leader of Civic Engagement.” Chinese American Librarians Association (CALA) Southeast (SE) and Southwest (SW) Chapters 2020 Annual Joint Online Conference.
Curator. (March-April 2020) Exhibit on Decennial Census 2020-Commit to Complete Count. Student Center. Rice University.
Curator. (September-Mid October, 2019) Exhibit on Who and When Gets What Voter Rights 1789-2013. Fondren Library.
Services (2019-, Selected)
I am actively involved in professional and community services at different levels - national, state, regional, local, university and library levels. To name a few:
- Summer 2020- Executive Committee member of the RiceVotes Coalition.
- Fall 2019- Certified Harris County Voluntary Deputy Voter Registrar.
- August 2021- Creator and moderator of VDVR@rice.edu as the platform for VDVRs across Rice campus to receive and exchange Rice voter registration event information, as well as to volunteer to help at the events..
- Fall 2022. Bi-Lingual Election Clerk. Harris County, TX
- July 2021- TRAIL administrator at Fondren.
- July 2021-2022 Co-Chair. CALA Academic Resource & Repository System (CALASYS) Committee
- July 2020-2021 President. Chinese American Libraries Association (CALA) Southwest Chapter.
- 2020- Creator and moderator. fondrenvdvr@rice.edu
- 2020- Initiator, Co-Founder/Co-Chair. Fondren VDVR Group.
- 2019-2020 Vice President. Chinese American Libraries Association (CALA) Southwest Chapter.
- 2003- Life member of Chinese American Libraries Association
- 2023- Committee Member: ALA GODORT Education Committee
- 2001- Member: ALA
- 2019- Member: ACRL
- 2021-2023 Parent Board Member. The Alliance of Youth Leaders in the United States.
- Volunteer: Houston Food Bank; Music of Harmony; Houston Chinese Church
Recognized in News
Shilcutt, K. (October 12, 2020). “Voter registration drive at Fondren Library finishes strong ahead of 2020 elections.” Rice News.